The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, February 24, 2154
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:26 PM
5:24 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2859
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 24, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.1° / 28.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 26.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.31° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.35° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.